Principle of independence in politics is a guiding principle for applying independence in the field of politics.
Maintaining independence in politics means defending national independence and sovereignty of one’s people, defending their interests and conducting politics by relying on them.
People in each country should exercise their independent rights, without tolerating any intervention of others in the field of politics--this is the revolutionary essence of the principle of maintaining independence in politics.
It is the most important requirement in the revolutionary struggle of the popular masses for independence to maintain independence in politics.
Independence must be maintained in politics because politics is a field that has a decisive significance in social life.
Politics regulates all fields of social life and development of society is led by politics. Juche in ideology is expressed as independence in politics and self-sufficiency in the economy and self-reliance in defence is also secured by independence in politics.
Independence must be maintained in politics also because political independence is the first criterion and life and soul of an independent sovereign state. A country without political independence cannot be said to be an independent sovereign state. Any nation can secure the independence and freedom and ac
Revolutionary struggle is for political independence. As all problems arising in the revolution and construction directly depend on politics, so the rise and fall of revolutionary cause is decided by political independence.
Independent politics enables one to formulate and consistently implement lines and policies in accordance with the fundamental principle of revolution and the independent demand and interests of the popular masses in any difficult and complicated situation and lead the revolution and construction to victory, and exercise complete sovereignty and equality in foreign relations, thus fully demonstrating dignity and prestige of country.
